Married Women's Property Act of 1870

The Married Women's property Act of 1870 gave married women the right to keep their wages and income separate from their husbands. It also granted women the ability to inherit property. Prior to this time, any money, property, and assests a woman gained would instantly become the property of her husband under coverture laws. 

Rachel Ablow, “‘One Flesh,’ One Person, and the 1870 Married Women’s Property Act”